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Abe and Eli told Lani that she should tell Paulina the truth about not being the godmother. Lani didn’t want to do it. Abe said she needed to know. Abe and Eli said Julie was hurt, but she took it well. Abe said Paulina told him about there not being any black-owned businesses in Salem. Valerie told Paulina that Julie expected to be the godmother. Paulina said Julie had enough. Valerie said Julie was and Eli were close so he wanted her to be the godmother. Paulina thought she should still be the godmother. Claire talked to Theo about Ciara only remembering what happened when she was with Tripp. Julie and Doug went to see Ciara. Ciara wanted to know why Ben said they loved each other. Julie and Doug told her that Ben got medication. Ciara wanted to know why Ben was saying that they loved each other. When Doug started to tell her, Julie stopped him. Ciara wanted to know what Kayla said. Ben talked to Jake about Ciara not remembering him. Ben was worried that Ciara may never get her memory back. Jake said she would get it back. He said he had a way to get her memory back.

Valerie told Paulina that Lani didn’t want her to be the godmother. Paulina didn’t believe it at first, but was disappointed when she did. Paulina said Lani meant so much to her. She said she was wrong about Lani. Valerie wanted to go to the christening together, but Paulina didn’t want to go. She said it would be too humiliating. Valerie said Eli and Lani wanted her there. Paulina said she had to move things around to be there. She told Valerie that she didn’t want to go. Ciara wanted to know what Doug and Julie were keeping from her. Julie said Kayla told them that they shouldn’t talk about anything that was upsetting. Julie said Ben’s background was upsetting. Doug said he was reformed. Julie said it was still upsetting. Jake suggested that they use Dr. Rolf’s drug to get Ciara’s memory back. Ben didn’t want to use the drug because it didn’t work for him. Jake said he didn’t have amnesia. He told Ben not to give up on Ciara. Ben said Kayla told him not to stress out Ciara. Jake didn’t care what Kayla said. He said he was what Ciara needed. Doug wanted to tell Ciara the truth about Ben, but Julie didn’t want to stress her out. Jake told Ben that he had a right to see Ciara. Ben said he wasn’t going to pressure her. Jake told Ben to fight for her. Theo went to see Ciara. Valerie told Lani that Paulina took the news harder than she thought. She said Paulina wasn’t going to the christening. Lani wanted to call her. Valerie told her not to call her yet because she was humiliated about not being the godmother. Ciara talked to Theo about Claire almost sleeping with Tripp.

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Jack talked to Jennifer about what Abby did to Gwen. He didn’t talk to Abby yet, but he found it hard to believe she would hurt Gwen. Jennifer understood why Abby would want to hurt her after what she did to the family. He was concerned about Abby’s reaction when he let her know that he couldn’t turn his back on Gwen. Jennifer let Jack know that Gwen wasn’t her favorite person, but she believed they would get through the drama together. Gwen ran into Claire and was happy to see her. Unfortunately, Claire wasn’t happy to see her. She let Gwen know that she heard about what she did to Abby. She told Claire how Abby tried to drug her too. Claire thought she used her to go after her family. She let her know that she didn’t realize they were family when she went after Abby. Gwen considered her a friend. She was about to leave when Claire stopped her. Claire realized she wasn’t in a position to judge her. Gwen wanted to know if they were still friends. Claire was willing to be her friend as long as she didn’t hurt Abby again. She told her that she had the same arrangement with Jack.

Paulina went to see Lani. She thanked her for naming her the godmother of Jules. Lani told her that she wasn’t who they had in mind for Jules’ godmother. Paulina assumed they were going to ask her mother to do it. Paulina was fine with that decision. She left before Lani could tell her the truth. Abby went to Gabi’s room to ask her for her help with Gwen. Gabi refused to help her. Abby promised to help her get Jake. She told Abby that Jake made his decision on who he wanted. She decided to move on with her life. Abby continued to persuade her to help her go after Gwen. Gabi warned her that she would lose everything if she didn’t stop going after Gwen. Gabi knew about getting revenge, but it made her feel empty. She advised Abby to think about her kids. She refused to help her and wanted her to leave her room.  Chad ran into Jake. He warned him not to hurt Kate or he would have to answer to him. Jake realized how protective he was of Kate. He told him how she was like a mother to him. He let him know how she was the one who told him about Stefano being his biological father. Jake said he needed to climb down from his high horse especially after the way he betrayed Abby. Chad knew what he did to Abby and said they were going to therapy. He was hopeful about her moving back in the mansion, but he thought she had another reason to do it.

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Rafe questioned Allie about whether or not she killed Charlie. While he was questioning her, Sami came in and stopped him from questioning Allie. Sami made Allie leave. Lucas talked to Tripp about Sami being a suspect in Charlie’s murder. Lucas wanted to talk to Allie, but she wasn’t home. Xander talked to Jack about Sarah dumping him for Rex. Xander told him that Sarah still blamed him for what he did with her baby. Jack couldn’t believe that she would take Rex back after he cheated. Xander said he couldn’t blame Rex talked to Kate and Roman about leaving town with Sarah. Kate didn’t like the idea of them being together. Kristen stabbed Sarah with the syringe. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kate told Roman that Allie was in trouble for shooting Charlie. Rafe told Sami that he was trying to help Allie when he questioned her. He said if Allie told him something, it would have been inadmissible so she could have helped her. He told Sami that Allie was in trouble. Sami wanted to know why. He said the murder weapon was Kate’s gun. He said Allie took it once before. When Allie went home, Lucas asked her if she killed Charlie.

Sami told Rafe that Allie didn’t shoot Tripp. Rafe said Ava walked in and saw her hold the gun on Tripp. Sami said Allie wouldn’t have pulled the trigger. He said it was public record. He said she had reason to believe that Charlie would get off for raping her. Sami realized he was right about her being in trouble. Allie told Lucas that Rafe wondered the same thing. She said before she could answer him, Sami came in and told her to leave. Lucas asked if she took the gun. Allie said she took the gun. Jack couldn’t get over Sarah dumping Xander for Rex. Xander said Sarah was everything to him. Sarah thought Kristen was Xander. Kristen pretended to be Xander. Kristen brought in a trunk so Sarah could get in it. Kate and Roman talked about Allie possibly killing Charlie. Kate thought Sami was protecting Allie. Sami apologized to Rafe. She said she knew he cared about Allie. Sami said there was no evidence pointing to Allie. She said her fingerprints were on the gun. Rafe said she could have touched it to cover up Allie’s prints. Sami reminded him about the residue. Rafe asked if she was confessing. Lucas wanted to know when Allie took the gun. Allie told him the night Charlie died. She said Claire tried to get a confession out of him, but he said he would get away with it. She said she stole the gun and went to Charlie’s place. She flashed back to confronting Charlie. Rafe asked Sami if she was pleading not guilty. She said she didn’t want to go to prison. He asked if she was protecting Allie. Allie told Lucas that she wanted to kill Charlie, but she couldn’t. Lucas was relieved. “Sarah” ran into Rex. She told him that she wanted to be by herself. She told him not to come find him. Lucas told Allie that she shot Charlie with the gun. Allie thought she did it to cover for her. Sami told Rafe she killed Charlie. Allie asked Lucas who killed Charlie if Sami didn’t do it. Tripp went to Charlie’s place. Tripp thought about going to Charlie’s place the night he was shot.

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Gwen showed up at the Kiriakis mansion looking for Jack. He let her know that he was there for Xander. She told him it was important. She told him what Abby did to her. Jack couldn’t believe Abby would do something like that. Gwen wanted him to turn his back on Abby if she didn’t give up her obsession with her. He wanted to give Abby a chance to end the war the same way he did for her. She wanted to know what would happen if Abby didn’t give up the war. He believed Abby was capable of forgiveness. He promised to fix things because he didn’t want his daughters hating each other. Abby let Chad know that she lied to Rafe about what she did to Gwen. Chad couldn’t believe she wanted to risk her family because she wanted to get revenge. He said she was becoming someone he didn’t recognize. She didn’t know how she was supposed to get over what Gwen did to her. He said and that she was stooping to her level. She reminded him about the things Gwen did to her family. Chad held her while she cried. Abby finally decided to get help for her anger. She wanted to fight for their family. Chad was grateful that she wanted to fix their family.

Sarah managed to get out of the ropes. She looked around the room for something to use to open the door. She found a crowbar and used it to try to get the door open. She was disappointed when she couldn’t get the door open. She looked around again and saw the syringe Abby threatened to use on Gwen. Xander was in for a shock when he found “Sarah” with Rex. Xander yanked Rex off the bed. He insisted that it was consensual. “Sarah” let him know that it was consensual. Xander couldn’t believe it. He was disappointed. She asked Rex if he could leave them alone. Xander didn’t believe “Sarah” would be with Rex on their wedding day. She said she loved Rex and that’s why she was with him. Xander still didn’t believe her. She told him more excuses about not marrying him. She told him they were done. Xander grabbed her and kissed her. “Sarah” backed away from him. She yelled at him because he made her fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. Xander was confused. He didn’t think that made sense at all. “Sarah” told Xander that she wanted to be with Rex. Rex went back in the room. She gave him back his ring. He was upset and walked out of the room. Rex leaned in and kissed her. She didn’t want to kiss him at the time. She wanted to leave. She took her clothes and leave. Rex called Kate to let her know what happened with “Sarah”. Kristen went to see Sarah. Sarah struck out at her with the syringe. They struggled over the needle.

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Kristen told Sarah what she was going to say to Xander in order to convince him that she was Sarah. Brady and Chloe talked to Rex about Sarah marrying Xander. Rex told them that he still thought about Sarah all of the time. He said he lied and cheated on her more than once. He said he didn’t think she would take a chance on him again. Brady told him to tell Sarah how he felt about her before it was too late. Sarah told Kristen that Xander wouldn’t fall for it because she didn’t sound like her. Kristen said the mask had an altering device that changes the voice. Kristen wanted to text Xander. Ciara told Claire about her trying to sleep with Tripp. Claire told her she was confused. Ciara called her a jealous insecure b*tch. Claire told her that she loved her and so did Ben.

Ciara asked Claire if Ben loved her. Ciara asked if Claire hired him to kill her. Ciara told her to leave. She said she never wanted to see her again. Ben asked Claire what happened. She said Ciara kept bringing up what happened years ago. He wanted to talk to her. Kayla told Ben and Claire to stay away from her until she found out what was going on. Rex told “Sarah” that he thought she was making a mistake. He asked if they could meet so they could talk. She agreed to meet him. Kristen told Sarah that Rex still had a thing for her. Kristen said Rex tried to talk her out of marrying Xander. Sarah said she wouldn’t say anything. Kristen said she wished she could believe her. She said Sarah would sell her out the first chance she got. Kristen took Sarah’s ring so she could give it back to Xander. Xander went to see Brady and Chloe about Sarah and how she disappeared. Brady wanted to get back to work. Xander couldn’t believe they weren’t going to help him. Brady said he didn’t think Sarah would want him to. He told Xander to cancel the caterer. “Sarah” met with Rex. He told her that he was having a hard time with her marrying Xander. Rex said they belonged together. He asked her not to marry Xander. She said she wouldn’t. Claire told Ben that Ciara was mad at her for walking in on her and Tripp. Ben said that was years ago. She said Ciara didn’t remember what happened after that. Kayla went to check on Ciara. Ciara asked Kayla if she remembered when she came to her to talk about taking things to the next level with Tripp. She said she took her advice. She said she walked in on Claire and Tripp together. Kayla asked Ciara what was the last thing she remembered. Ciara said she remembered the accident. Kayla asked her what accident. Ciara said when she crashed her bike. She asked if that was why she was in the hospital. Claire told Ben that Ciara had hate in her eyes. She said Ciara didn’t want to see her again. Ben said she didn’t mean it. Claire said she wanted to make up for all of the things she did to her and now she wasn’t going to get the chance. Ciara told Kayla what she remembered about the crash. Kayla asked if she remembered anything that happened after the crash. Ciara said she didn’t remember anything. Rex asked “Sarah” if she was going to call off the wedding. She said she was having doubts about Xander. She said the past few years have been filled with sadness for her. She said she thought getting married would be a new beginning. She said she was wrong. She said she and Xander had nothing in common. She said she didn’t know who he is. She said she thought she moved past what he did with Mickey. She said there was a part of her that couldn’t get over that betrayal. He asked if she wanted to go somewhere private to talk. She suggested going to his room. He asked if she was sure. She told him to go to his room and she would meet him there. When Rex left, Kristen said she had to figure out how to get Xander there. She called Xander. She pretended to be Susan. She told him that she saw Sarah at the Brady Pub. She said what Sarah was doing was wrong. She told him that she was with Rex. Xander said she must be mistaken. Susan said Rex and Sarah were getting up and personal. Xander asked if they were still at the pub. She said they went upstairs. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara only remembered what happened when she had her motorcycle accident. Rex and “Sarah” kissed each other and were on the bed. Xander walked in on them together.

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Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Allie thought about how she told Claire that she would kill Charlie. Allie said she wouldn’t let her mother go to prison for what she did. Ciara told Ben to stay away from her. She thought he was trying to kill her. He told her he wasn’t going to hurt her. She called out for someone to get him away from her. Jake had a dream about Gabi. When he woke up, Kate confronted him about having a dream about her. She was concerned about him dreaming about Gabi. He said he was tired of having the conversation about Gabi. Nicole asked Rafe who he thought killed Charlie. He said he would let her know when he found out something. She said she wasn’t a fan of Sami, but she loved Allie. She said Allie was upset that Sami was arrested. She said Allie blamed herself. He said he hoped the lead proved that Sami was innocent. Allie couldn’t believe Claire was accusing her of killing Charlie. Claire said she wasn’t. Allie thought Claire was trying to accuse her of killing Charlie. Claire said she hated Charlie after what he did to her. Claire said Allie could trust her. She said she wouldn’t tell anyone if she did it. Allie had to leave. Ciara yelled at Ben to get away from her. Kayla came in and told Ben to leave. Ben told Claire that Ciara looked at her like she was the devil. He thought she hated him now. Ciara asked Kayla why Ben was out of Bayview. Kayla wanted to talk about it later. Ciara wanted to know why he was there. She told Kayla that she loved him and he loved her. Gabi and Ava got into an argument. Gabi confronted Ava about leaving the night Charlie was killed. Gabi said she slipped out of the house. She asked why she lied to Rafe unless she had something to hide. Jake told Kate that Gabi was after her and it was driving him crazy. He said he told Gabi that she was chasing a man who was with another woman. He said he thought she got the message. Kate asked why he was saying her name in his sleep. He said his subconscious might have been telling him something. Rafe showed up to tell them that forensics identified the gun that killed Charlie. Kate wanted to know why he was telling them. He said the gun was hers.

Kate told Rafe that her gun was locked in a box. Jake asked if she was sure that her gun was upstairs. Jake thought about Kate alluding that she would kill Charlie. Claire told Ben to give Ciara time. He said he finally got Ciara back. He said he wanted to see Ciara and let her know that she was his heart and soul. Ciara told Kayla that she didn’t understand what was happening. Kayla said her memory was affected by what she has been through. Ciara said she remembered her and her brother. Kayla said it made her hopeful that she would recover. Kayla said she was going to run some tests on her. Kate gave Rafe the box the gun was in. She gave him the combination because she had nothing to hide. Jake told Kate that it might have been a mistake to give him the box. She said she had nothing to hide. When Rafe opened the box, the gun was gone. She said she didn’t take the gun out of the box. He wanted to know how it got to Charlie’s apartment. She said she didn’t know. He asked how many people knew she had a gun. She said a lot of people have been in and out of the room. He said Kate was the only one who had a reason to kill Charlie. He said he was going to take the box so it could be dusted for fingerprints. She let him take it. Tripp told Gabi that Ava didn’t kill Charlie. Gabi said Ava could leave if she didn’t like her accusing her of murder. Ava said she was behind on the rent so she couldn’t leave. Tripp told Gabi to leave if she didn’t want to live with Ava. Gabi said it was her house. Ava said it was Rafe’s house. Gabi said she would leave if Ava wouldn’t. Kayla told Ben and Claire that Ciara had selective amnesia. Claire asked if she told Ciara that Ben was her husband. Kayla said Ciara wasn’t ready. Claire wanted to know if she could see her. Kayla said she could see her. Jake told Kate that she threatened to kill Charlie. Kate wanted to know when she did that. He told her what she said. She said she said it, but she didn’t mean it. She said she didn’t do it. He said he would protect her if she did. She said she would tell him if she did it. She said she was innocent. He said he believed her. He said they had to figure out who stole the gun. Ben asked Kayla why Ciara would remember everything in her life, but him. She said she knew it was hard, but he kept the faith for so long. He said he was never going to lose the faith. He said Ciara was his life and they loved each other. He said she had to remember him. Claire asked if Ciara if she remembered her. Ciara said she was the b*tch who slept with her boyfriend Tripp.

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Kayla told Ben, Claire and Shawn that Ciara was out of surgery. Ben was going to see Ciara, but Kayla didn’t like the sound of his cough. Marlena wanted to know why Belle threw Sami to the wolves. Nicole took Allie to the police station and told Rafe that Allie wanted to see Sami. Lucas went to see Sami. He wanted to know if she killed Charlie. She told him that she was innocent. Belle told Marlena that she made it clear to Sami that she couldn’t represent someone who lied to her. Marlena said the stakes were high. Belle told her that Sami needed to understand that if she was convicted of murder, she would pay with her life. Lucas told Sami that her prints were on the gun and she had residue on her clothes. He said she went to the apartment to kill Charlie. Sami said everything was true. He wanted to know what happened. Rafe told Allie and Nicole that Ciara was alive. Shawn went to see Ciara. Marlena asked Belle if she would consider representing Sami. Belle said she wouldn’t do it. She said she would recommend a good attorney. Lucas promised Sami that she would keep her secret. She said after he told her about Charlie, she got on a plane and thought about what Charlie did to Allie. She said when she landed she went to his apartment. She said she was determined to hurt him. She said she went in his apartment. She said it was dark inside. She said she knew she wasn’t alone. She said her anger was replaced by fear. She said she saw a gun on the floor. She said she ended up seeing Charlie on the floor. Lucas asked what he said. She said he didn’t say anything. She said Charlie was dead.

Shawn told Ben, Claire and Allie that Ciara was alive and well. Ben rushed off to see her. Marlena told Belle that she hoped she was in Sami’s corner. Belle said she was. Marlena said she thought Sami was innocent of killing Charlie. Belle wanted to know why. Marlena said Sami was smart and savvy. She said she loved her family and would never do anything to harm those relationships. She said she didn’t understand why Sami lied when her story could be checked. Sami told Lucas that she checked Charlie’s pulse. She said she pulled her hand away because she was cheated of getting her revenge. She said she picked up the gun and shot him in his heart. She said she dropped the gun and ran into the bathroom to splash water on her face. She said when she came out Rafe was there. Lucas wanted to know why she didn’t tell the truth. She said she thought it wasn’t her. He said it wasn’t him. She wanted to know who had the biggest score to settle with Charlie. He asked if he thought Allie did it. Claire and Allie talked about Sami being arrested. Allie said her mother was arrested because of her. Sami said she lied because Rafe would investigate who did it and it would lead to Allie. Rafe talked to Nicole about Sami not denying killing Charlie. Belle told Marlena that she went over the case file and everything pointed to Sami being guilty. Marlena said there was something more to the story. Belle told her to convince Sami to help herself. She said she didn’t want to see Sami go back to prison. Lucas told Sami that she could go to prison. She said he went to prison for Will. She said she was willing to go to prison for Allie. He wanted to talk to Allie. Sami said he couldn’t tell Allie. She wanted him to keep her secret so they could keep Allie safe. He agreed to keep the secret. Claire wanted to know why Allie said Charlie’s murder was her fault. Claire asked Allie if she killed Charlie. Ben went to see Ciara. She told him to get away from her. She said she he was the necktie killer.

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Ben talked to Marlena about Ciara and how he didn’t want to lose her again. Sarah tried to get Kristen to let her go. Sarah said she wouldn’t tell anyone what she was doing. Kristen said she had too many scruples. Sarah told her it was her wedding day. Kristen said it would be time for her to think about her decision. Sarah told her that Xander would look for her and she would tell what Kristen did. When Kristen didn’t look concerned, Sarah asked if she was going to kill her. Jack told Julie that Ciara was alive. Claire saw Theo at the hospital. She told him that Ciara was alive, but she was hurt. Ben told Marlena what happened when he rescued Ciara. Kristen told Sarah that she wasn’t a killer. Sarah said Hailey Chin would disagree. Kristen said it was an accident. She said she was at the wrong place at the wrong time like Hailey. Sarah wanted to know what she was going to do with her. Jack told Julie that he wanted to wait to tell Doug. Julie asked if he wanted to be sure that Ciara was going to be all right. Ben told Marlena that he wouldn’t be able to prepare himself for Ciara possibly dying after all the hope he had. Marlena said Ciara was a survivor. She said they have been through so much together. She said they have been each other’s strength. She said he believed that Ciara was alive. She said Ciara would come back to him.

Marlena told Ben that she had a connection with John. She said she could feel his pain. She told Ben that he and Ciara had love. She said she knew Ciara was feeling his love. Claire told Theo what happened with Evan and how Shawn got shot. She ended up asking him about his relationship. He told her they broke up. Kristen told Sarah that Xander would look for her so the further away she was the better. She said Stefano had a deserted island to keep people who knew too much. Sarah asked if she was being serious. Kristen said her family meant everything to her. Sarah said she should have thought about that before she broke out of prison. Kristen told her not to make her regret not killing her. Sarah told her she was going to be sorry. She said Xander wouldn’t stop looking for her and would find out the truth. She said he was going to make her pay. Kristen said Xander wouldn’t look for her if she broke his heart and dumped him. Sarah said she wouldn’t break Xander’s heart. Kristen took Sarah’s phone and said that she didn’t want to marry Xander. Sarah said he wouldn’t believe it unless it came from her mouth. Xander ended up calling Sarah. Claire told Theo that she dated a sociopath. He asked if she thought Sami killed Charlie. Ben started coughing a lot. Marlena wanted him to get checked. He said he wasn’t going anywhere until Ciara was out of surgery. He thanked her for being there. Kristen told Sarah that she would be able to convince Xander that she didn’t want to see him again. Kristen said she would tell him that she never got over what he did with her baby. Sarah said she forgave him. Sarah told her being Susan wasn’t the way to be with Brady and Rachel. Sarah said she would do anything she could to help her. She said the authorities would go easy on her. She told her to let her go for Rachel. Kristen said she couldn’t do it. Sarah told her to send the text. She said Xander wouldn’t believe that she would break up with him unless she was standing in front of her. Kristen said she gave her a great idea.

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Sarah was surprised to see Kristen at Basic Black. She realized Kristen was pretending to be Susan. Kristen confessed to it, but tried to explain it because Chloe was after Brady. She wanted Sarah to keep her secret. Sarah told her that she couldn’t do that for her. Kristen reminded her that she gave Xander a pass. Sarah told her that Xander changed. She knew he did bad things, but he wasn’t like that anymore. Kristen reminded her how he allowed her to fall in love with a baby that wasn’t hers. She wouldn’t forget he did that, but she knew he did it because he loved her. Chloe talked to Brady about her encounter with Susan. She said Susan made her realize something she hadn’t thought of before. She thought about Kristen convincing her that she loved Brady. Brady wanted her to talk to him about it. She was about to when Xander and Jack arrived at the pub. He told them he was getting married. They didn’t care that he was getting married. Chloe felt sorry for Sarah. Rex showed up at the pub and wondered who would marry Xander. Xander told him how he was the one marrying Sarah. He couldn’t believe Sarah would marry him. They ended up arguing until Xander told him the best man won. Jack stopped Xander from arguing with him. Rex said Sarah still had time to back out of the wedding.

Ben looked through the glass and noticed the wreck. He demanded that Evan let him in the room. Evan did what he wanted, but he warned him that it wasn’t safe. He told Ben to come back another day to look for Ciara’s body. Ben hit him with the gun and knocked him out. He was determined to find Ciara. He started looking through the rubble to find Ciara. He started choking but he lifted up the mattress. He found Ciara passed out under it. Ben tried to call for help. Evan pointed the gun at Ben. Ben wasn’t worried about Evan shooting them because his story with Ciara wasn’t going to end like that. The debris fell on Evan when he was about to shoot them. He ended up collapsing. Belle met Shawn at the hospital and he told her about Ciara. He wanted to help Ben find Ciara. Claire went to call Ben when he walked in the hospital with Ciara. Sarah didn’t want to explain to Kristen why she was able to forgive Xander. Kristen tried to explain herself, but Sarah wasn’t willing to believe it. Sarah thought she might hurt someone. She called Brady to tell him what happened. Kristen hit her in the head and knocked her out.

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Ciara wondered how she was going to warn Ben about Evan. Shawn and Ben talked about catching Evan. Claire begged Evan not to hurt her. He decided to kill Claire. She realized that he couldn’t kill Ciara so he would kill Ben. Claire realized Evan had Ciara. Ben told Shawn that he was able hear Ciara calling out to him. Kristen apologized to Chloe for blaming her for Brady’s shooting. Chloe forgave her so Kristen hugged her. Kristen spotted a letter opener on the table. She thought about stabbing Chloe, but she didn’t do it. Kristen tied to fish for info from Chloe about Brady. Claire realized that Ciara was behind a glass wall. Evan planned on killing Ben. She thought he was going to kill her too. She wanted to know what he wanted because she would get money from Victor. He said his father wanted money, but he had a different reason. He wanted to get revenge because Ciara was the reason he lost everything. Ciara prayed that Ben would be okay. She tried to get the pipe loose and finally did it. Kristen tried to get Chloe to admit that she was interested in Brady. She wanted Chloe to badmouth Kristen, but she wouldn’t do it. She only told her they were friends. She said there was nothing going on between them. Kristen wondered if she turned Philip down because she was into Brady. Chloe admitted she and Brady were good together at one time. She thought there might be a chance for them. Kristen picked up the letter opener.

Claire told Evan that Ciara hated her. She told him how she tried to set her on fire. He didn’t believe her so he kept the gun pointed at her. She told her to ask anyone. She said Ciara would throw a party if he killed her. Shawn and Ben burst in the room and demanded Evan drop the gun. He grabbed Claire and used her as a shield. Shawn warned him the cops would be there. Evan didn’t believe him. He said he could kill all of Ciara’s loved ones. Ciara pulled the pipe and used it to break the door. She couldn’t break the glass. She realized it was a gas pipe so she kept trying to break the glass. Ciara started to get weak from the glass. Evan demanded Shawn toss him the gun. He wanted to know which one he should killl first. Chloe told Kristen that Brady didn’t return any feelings for her. Kristen put the letter opener down. Brady wanted Chloe to go out with her to eat. Chloe told Kristen that Brady and Rachel would be better off without her. Kristen asked her if she was fine being the other woman. She didn’t see herself as the other woman. Ben and Shawn begged Evan not to kill Claire. Shawn lunged towards Evan and they fought over the gun. There was a gunshot and Ciara thought it was Ben. Ciara wasn’t sure if she heard a gunshot or not. She was worried that Ben was shot. Shawn was shot in the struggle. Ben got the gun and demanded that Evan take him to Ciara. Claire thought he was going to lie. Ben thought he wasn’t going to lie to him. Kristen was determined to make Chloe pay for going after Brady.

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Claire told Julie about her and Ben’s theory that Ciara was alive. Claire told her about the dream that Ben had about Ciara being alive. Julie wanted to tell the police. Claire said they couldn’t because Rhodes disappeared. She said she and Ben were going to bring Ciara home. Evan went to see Ben and was upset that he wasn’t there. Ben took Orpheus’ phone and showed it to Shawn. Ben told him that Evan had Ciara. Shawn didn’t was shocked. Ben said the only way to find her was through the phone. Paulina gave Abe a hard time about Salem not having black owned businesses. Claire told Julie that she couldn’t tell Doug because they didn’t have proof. Julie agreed not to tell Doug. Claire wanted to wait until they had good news. Shawn told Ben that the songs were made in Brookeville. Ben wondered if Ciara could have been there the whole time. Shawn said Evan didn’t even have to be at the location. Ben said his father told him that Evan was on to him so they might not have long. Evan said Ben had to come home eventually. Gabi told Roman that she was dumped. He said he didn’t know she was seeing someone. She said Jake told her that he wanted to be with Kate. When she was insulting Kate, Roman defended her. He said he thought Jake wasn’t good enough for Kate. Gabi wanted to know what his problem he had with Jake. Abe took Paulina to Julie’s. Paulina met Julie and was surprised that she was going to the twins’ christening. Abe told her Julies was named after her. Paulina wanted to know why the baby would be named after her.

Shawn was upset with Ben for ruining their chance at finding Ciara when Shawn made him get off the phone with Clyde. Claire went to Ben’s apartment. She saw Evan there and was surprised. Roman told Gabi that Kate could do better than Jake. Gabi said Jake could do better than Kate. Gabi said she could do better than Jake. Claire wanted to know who Evan was. When he was about to leave, she said she knew who he was. Shawn told Ben that Evan was in Salem. Claire told Evan that he was the guy at the gym. Evan said she realized who he was. She was going to leave, but he told her to tell him who she was. Shawn told Ben where the call came from. Ben said that was where he lived. Evan wanted Claire to tell him who she was. She said she was Claire Brady. He said she knew who he was. She said she had to leave. He said Ben couldn’t know where he was. He asked if she was related to Ciara. Claire said she’s her aunt. He said Ciara screwed up his life. She said he ruined his own life. He warned her about the way she was talking to him. She wanted to know what he was going to do to Ben. He said he was going to kill him. He said while they waited for Ben to come home, he was going to decide what to do with her.

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Anna tried to stop Chad from going in the wine cellar. She offered to go and get a bottle of wine. He wanted to do it himself. She yelled at him not to go down there. Gabi stopped Abby from stabbing her with the needle. Abby wanted her to move out of her way. Gabi said she wasn’t going back to prison because she lost her marbles. She said she was done. Kate and Jake argued over Gabi. Gabi tried to stop Abby from stabbing Gwen. Abby told Gabi that she wasn’t going to help her get Jake back. Gabi told Abby to get out of there. Abby ended up leaving. Gwen thanked her from saving her from that lunatic. Gabi said not to thank her just yet. Jake told Kate that he didn’t have a relationship with Gabi. Kate said he was using her to convince himself that he didn’t have feelings for Gabi. Gabi told Gwen that she wasn’t going to let her go because she would go to the police. Gabi said she was okay for letting her stay in the cellar. Gwen told her leaving her there was still murder. Gabi said it wasn’t if no one knew she was there. Gwen said Anna or somebody else might come down there. Gwen told Gabi that she wouldn’t tell the police about her involvement in the kidnapping if she let her go. She said Abby was their enemy. Gabi was convinced to let her go. Chad saw Abby coming out of the tunnel. He wanted to know why she was down there. Before she could answer, Gwen came out and said Abby tried to kidnap her.

Gabi went to see Jake. She told him that she stopped a murder. Abby told Chad not to listen to Gwen. Gwen told Chad that Abby locked her in the basement to get her to confess to murdering Laura. She said Abby threatened to stab her with a needle. Chad asked if it was true. Abby tried to go after her, but he stopped her. Abby said she couldn’t believe Gabi let her out. Gwen said she was going to the police. She said she was going to tell them she did it all. Jake asked Gabi if she was there for a pat on the back. She said she had to tell someone. He asked why she had to tell him. She said he was her only friend. He said they weren’t friends. He wanted to know why he would help Abby get a confession. He said everyone knew Gwen drugged Abby so why did she need a confession. Gabi said she went along with it to get him back. He told her he didn’t want to be with her. Gwen told Chad that she was going to the police. Chad told her that Laura’s death was still open. Gwen said she was innocent. She said Abby needed to be locked up. When Gwen left, Chad told Abby that she ruined everything. She told him that Gwen needed to pay. She said he defended her. He wanted to know how long she was planning on doing this. He asked if she wanted to come home so she could have access to the tunnels. She said she would never use him that way. He said he didn’t know anymore. Jake told Gabi that they were over. She said he felt something when they kissed. She said he still had feelings for her. He said he did have feelings for her. Gwen went to the police to report a murder. Chad and Abby argued over her torturing her in the basement. He wanted to know how long it was going to last. She said it wasn’t going to be over until Gwen was no longer a part of their lives. Jake said he didn’t want to watch Gabi waste her time chasing after a man who wasn’t hers. He asked her if she understood what he was saying. She said she got the message loud and clear. She said she wouldn’t be back. Chad wanted to know how Abby was going to get Gwen out of their lives. She said she would do whatever it takes. He asked her if it was worth going to prison. She said it was. He walked away from her.

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Belle told Sami she was going to quit representing her because she lied about touching the gun. Sami told her she didn’t kill Charlie. Belle wanted to know why she came back to Salem without telling anyone. She wanted to know why she went to Charlie’s apartment. She asked why her hands were on the gun. She asked why she lied to her. She said Sami was acting guilty. Rafe told Ava that Sami was arrested for killing Charlie. Ava asked if she believed her. Rafe told her he would make sure justice was done. She said she believed justice was done. Lucas called Shawn and found out Sami was arrested for murder. He told Allie about it and she blamed herself for Sami getting arrested. Chad wanted to know why Abby was with Gabi. Abby said she wanted to apologize to her. He wanted to know why she would do that. She said for falsely accusing her of drugging her. Gabi said it better be good and heartfelt. Abby apologized to her. Gabi wanted to know why she would forgive her. Anna found Gwen in the tunnel. Gwen told her Abby and Gabi locked her up. Anna wanted to know if they wanted her to die. Gwen said Abby wanted her to confess to killing her grandmother. Anna asked if she did. Gwen said she didn’t. Gwen asked if she could untie her. Anna said she could. Sami wanted Belle to get her out of this mess. Belle didn’t know how she could. Belle told her she knew her prints were on the gun and she would find out. She said she lied to her face. Sami said she was going to help her. Sami said despite how they felt about each other; there was nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. Belle agreed to stay, but she said she was done with her if she lied to her again. Rafe wanted to know why Ava thought justice was done. Ava said Sami was a mother who wanted to protect her child. He said the case wasn’t done. She said Sami’s prints were on the gun. He said it was far from over. He said it was complicated because Sami was his ex wife. Ava said it was the same thing with Charlie. Lucas asked Allie why she thought it was her fault that Sami was arrested. Before she could answer, Tripp showed up. Allie said she wanted to see him about Charlie, but she didn’t know what to say. He said he didn’t know what to wear either. He said he was glad Charlie was dead.

Belle asked Sami why she picked up the gun. Sami said she wasn’t thinking. Belle wanted to know if she was protecting someone. She said Allie would be the number one suspect if she weren’t charged. Sami said she didn’t do it. Belle wanted to know how she knew. Sami said she knew. Sami said Charlie had a lot of enemies that would have killed him. Ava and Rafe talked about Charlie and how she wasn’t much of a mother to him. When they finished talking, she told him she was going to pack. He told her she didn’t have to. Tripp told Allie and Lucas that Charlie threatened to kill him. Anna said she could help Gwen. Gwen told her where the box cutter was. Anna walked past it to get a bottle of wine. Anna said she wouldn’t help her. Abby apologized to Gabi. Gabi reminded her about setting her up for Andre’s murder. Abby said she didn’t have to go way back. Gabi asked if she got to pick and choose why she was sorry. Abby told Chad to leave. When he left, Abby told Gabi about bringing up Andre. Gabi said she had to make it look believable. Abby asked if it was an act. Gabi said she would never get over what she did to her. Abby said she wouldn’t forget either. Allie told Tripp that her mother was arrested for Charlie’s murder. He said he would be there for Henry. He asked if Ava could meet Henry. Allie agreed to let Ava meet Henry. Lucas didn’t think it was a good idea. Allie thought it was. Abby and Gwen argued over Rolf’s drug. Gabi thought they weren’t going to use it on Gwen. Gwen told Anna that she would be an accessory to kidnapping if she left her there. Anna said no one would care that she was gone. Rafe went to see Belle and Sami. He was surprised that Belle was still there. Belle said she believed her. Belle said Sami picked up the gun, but never fired it. Rafe asked if that was her story. Sami said she never fired the gun. Belle said if the fingerprints were all he had, Sami should be free to go. Rafe said the prints weren’t all he had. Belle wanted to know what else he had on her. Rafe said he got the ballistics report from the lab. He said Sami’s clothes had gunshot residue all over them. Tripp went to see Ava. He and Allie brought Henry to see her. Abby and Gabi went to see Gwen. Gwen told them that Anna was there. Abby told Gabi that Anna couldn’t say anything. Gwen said she wasn’t going to confess. Abby showed her Rolf’s drugs. Abby wanted to inject Gwen with the drug. Abby wanted Gabi to record the confession. Gabi wanted Gwen to confess to framing her. Abby didn’t want to worry about that right now. Gabi wanted to make her pay for framing her. Abby agreed and told her to answer Gabi first. Sami told Belle that she could explain the gunshot residue. Rafe asked if she thought she could wash the evidence off her hands. He told her to confess to killing Charlie. Ava thanked Allie for letting her see Henry. Ava apologized to her for what Charlie did. Rafe told Sami that she was going to be arraigned soon. He said he wanted to help her, but now he couldn’t. Belle told her that she quit. She said she was on her own.

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Gwen woke up and realized she was tied up. She got scared because she didn’t know where she was. She did remember making a deal with Gabi. Abby was ready to check on Gwen when Chad showed up. He let her know he made an appointment with a marriage counselor. He told her they had to meet the counselor in an hour. She let him know she couldn’t make it. She had to cancel. He didn’t understand what could be more important than them working on their marriage. She told him that he should have thought about their marriage when he believed Gwen’s lies over her. He thought about what she said and decided to reschedule the session. He walked out of the room so Abby went to check on Gwen. Gwen thought Gabi was going to be the one to see her, but it ended up being Abby. Gwen put two and two together and realized they were working together. Abby let her know where she was and how she’s back in the mansion with Chad. She also told her how he wants to be with her. Abby was willing to let Gwen go if she admitted to what she did to her grandmother. Abby recorded their conversation. Gwen decided to rub it in how she slept with Chad. Gwen told her how she was a better mother to her children than she was. She let Abby know that she didn’t kill Laura. Abby let her know she wouldn’t get room service there. Gwen said she was fine with not eating much. She said it would be hard for her because she planned on screaming. Abby was happy to let her know the walls were soundproof. No one would hear her scream. Abby believed Gwen would get tired of living like that and sign the confession.

Chad returned and noticed that Abby was missing. Anna walked in the room and they talked about his marriage. Anna believed they would work things out. Chad was afraid they wouldn’t. She offered for him to have lunch with Tony and her. He didn’t want to feel like the odd man out. He wanted to take the kids out. She assured him things would go back to normal. He was afraid she was just too consumed with Gwen. Anna wasn’t surprised by that. She advised him to give Abby time to get over what happened. She decided to go to the cellar to get some wine for Tony. She went to the basement and Gwen started screaming. Anna checked on the noise and was shocked to see Gwen. Philip met with Gabi at the town square and let her know the bad news about Gabi Chic. He told her there was an order to stop construction on the company. Jake and Kate arrived and they told her how they were responsible. They announced they were working together. Jake rubbed in the mistakes Gabi made in her face. Philip wanted to talk to Kate alone. He wanted answers from his mother. She told him how she was working with Jake. Philip told her how she was giving Gabi what she wanted. He told her how Gabi would be focused on getting her company back and going after Jake. Kate wasn’t worried about Gabi going after Jake. He warned her how Jake and Gabi will be going after each other. She reminded him how much she hated Jake. Philip reminded her that enemies become great lovers. He didn’t want to see her get hurt and advised her to buy another place. Gabi was upset with Jake for going through with buying out her company with Kate. She teased him about Mommy Dearest helping him. She told him Kate would eventually take the company and get rid of him. She warned him that she can be just as ruthless as Kate and never stops until she gets what she wants. Abby showed up and stopped them because she wanted to talk to Gabi. Abby wanted Gabi to take her to Dr. Rolf so she could get the drug that would make Gwen talk. Gabi warned her that it’s not like going to a pharmacy and ordering what you want. Gabi asked her if she even knew which drugs she needed. Abby said she did because it was on her toxicology report. Chad ran into them and was shocked to see them together.

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